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One popular characterization of quantum states is through Glauber's correlators $g^{(n)}$ (the most famous one being $g^{(2)}$). We provided a nice way to explore the Hilbert space of all quantum states using those as flashlights (see Wading through the Hilbert space).
Interpolate between thermal and coherent states.
Theoretical Aspects of Mixtures of Thermal and Coherent Radiation. G. Lachs in Phys. Rev. 138:B1012 (1965).
Interpolate between thermal and coherent states.
Glauber-Sudarshan P representation of negative binomial states. K. Matsuo in Phys. Rev. A 41:519 (1990). Negative Binomial States of Quantized Radiation Fields. H. Fu and R. Sasaki in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 66:1989 (1997).
Interpolate between Fock and coherent states.
Intermediate number-phase states of the quantized radiation field. B. Baseia, A. d. Lima and G. Marques in Phys. Lett. A 204:1 (1995).
Gaussian states are those which can be created only with displacement operators and squeezing. See Ref. Quantum optics in the phase space. S. Olivares in Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 203:3 (2012). for a tutorial.
Another one-mode definition is:[1]
A Gaussian state is pure iff the determinant of the coherence variance matrix = 1.[2][3]
Pure states having thermal photon distribution revisited: generation and phase-optimization. B. Baseia, C. M. Dantas and M. Moussa in Physica A 258:203 (1998).